Sounds Fake but Isn’t: Certain Carbs Can Help You Live Longer

Written by Zach Watson on June 16, 2016

Carb lovers, we’ve got some amazing news for you—so long as you like whole grains. Two massive studies showed eating them regularly can help you live longer. The larger of the two meta-analysis studies found that chowing down on 90 grams (the equivalent of two slices of whole-grain bread or a half cup of quinoa) per day cut participants’ mortality rate by 17 percent. Add that to your arsenal of reasons why carbs aren’t evil.